Quick Links

Looking for some help? This page will direct you to the many resources out there that already exist!

From work in the cafeteria, the classroom, or out in the community - there is something to help you get started implementing your new farm to school ideas. Click around, or reach out to someone on the CT Farm to School Collaborative for advice on where to start.

Farm to Early Care & Education (ECE)

Farm to ECE is a set of activities and strategies that include three core elements of farm to school – local food procurement, school gardens, and food and agriculture education – implemented with the goals of enhancing the quality of the educational experience in all types of ECE settings (e.g., preschools, child care centers, family child care homes, Head Start/Early Head Start, programs in K-12 school districts).

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has put together an online library of resources that have been created across the country. Click the green button below to browse through the resources, organized by procurement, gardening, and education.

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School Gardens

Click here for GVI's School Garden Lesson Plans!

About GVI’s School Garden Lesson Plans:

The School Garden Lesson Plans were created in partnership with Sacred Heart University and follow Bridgeport Public Schools learning objectives for Kindergarten through 6th grade.

CT Schoolyards Program at Common Ground

The CT Schoolyards Program of Common Ground supports the creation and effective use of school gardens, schoolyard habitats, and outdoor classrooms in schools. They...

provide training for school districts and non-profit organizations statewide and
are founding members of the CT School Garden Alliance (more information on this coming soon!)

Cafeteria

Put Local on Your Tray

Find out more about the program run out of the CT State Department of Education and UConn Extension, Put Local on Your Tray.

Annually, school districts sign up to commit to sourcing, serving, and celebrating local.
In 2019, 81 school districts in CT signed on!

Access all of their resources at putlocalonyourtray.uconn.edu.

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New England Dairy

Milk gets from a local dairy farm to your school in an average of 48 hours.

Local dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt are an important part of school meals and can be celebrated as part of Farm to School efforts all year long. New England Dairy provides resources to help educate students about the health benefits of dairy and to connect them to how local dairy farmers produce their favorite dairy foods.